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		whynotmaybe 8 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 25 Years of Wikipedia You know that both can be true right ? If I ask 10 people what they think of something and 60% says "no" and if I ask another 10 people and 90% says "yes" there's no relation between the 60% and the 90%, like at all. Or as Homer said it "Anybody can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. 40% of people know that."

rvnx 8 days ago [–]

I like what you said about the quote :)

My favorite is: "Numbers are fragile creatures, and if you can torture them enough, you can make them say whatever you want"

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